The way to Evolve Pichu (& Get a Pikachu and Raichu) in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Pikachu might be the most iconic Pokemon of all time, and it might make sense why trainers would need one for his or her staff in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Fortunately, you’ll be able to get a Pikachu utilizing two completely different strategies fairly early on within the sport, and we’ll stroll you thru the right way to discover one and the right way to evolve it into Raichu.

First Approach to Get Pikachu in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Good Ol’ Catching

The primary method to catch a Pikachu early on in Pokemon Legends: Z-A is by going by the primary story missions till you acquire entry to Wild Zone 3. This occurs throughout the ‘The Metropolis within the Shadow of Prism Tower’ mission, the place you head to Emma’s company.

When you make it into Wild Zone 3, it’s best to be capable of discover a few Pikachu within the southeast quadrant. The Electrical Mouse Pokemon ought to seem throughout the day or at night time (you can learn how to change the time of day here).

Second Approach to Get Pikachu in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Evolve Pichu!

In case you’ve already gone by Wild Zone 1, it’s best to have noticed a Pichu by the western gate close to a pond. You can check out our Wild Zone 1 guide here to catch ’em all, however you probably have that Pichu in your get together, you’ll be able to truly evolve it into Pikachu (it simply takes a while).

The way to Evolve Pichu into Pikachu

Friendship

Pichu will solely evolve into Pikachu as soon as it reaches a excessive friendship/affection degree in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. As of the time of writing, we have now not discovered a way to test the friendship degree of a Pokemon, however we managed to evolve our Pichu into Pikachu at degree 20 by simply utilizing it in our get together and feeding it Exp. Candies.

You principally simply need to deal with Pichu, add it to your get together, and degree it up till you get the notification that it is able to evolve into Raichu.

To evolve a Pokemon, you must head into the Menu, click on in your Pokemon and select to ‘let it evolve.’

The way to Get a Thunder Stone to Evolve Pikachu

It’s going to Value Ya

There is a retailer in Lumiose Metropolis known as Stone Emporium that may promote all sorts of Evolution objects, such because the Thunder Stone you’ll need to evolve Pikachu into Raichu.

You need to be capable of discover the shop on Vernal Avenue (northwest of Wild Zone 1) and a bit west of Resort Z. You’ll be able to see the map within the pictures above. Nevertheless, the shop may not be accessible till you progress the story a bit. So if the world is blocked off (or when you do not see the shop there), simply attempt to get previous important mission 5 or 6.

The Thunder Stone will price ₽3,000, and to really use it, try the ‘Different Gadgets’ part of your bag, scroll to the stone, after which apply it to your Pikachu. Voilà, you now have your self a Raichu!